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Low Energy? Consider A Liver Detox Diet Plan

July 5, 2017 By: Brandon Bennett 51327

Why A Liver Detox?

The human body is a fascinating organism. It’s extremely adaptable to the environment in which it receives. This is a beautiful gift but can also be a curse when we’re not mindful of how we treat it. If our body is a temple, our liver is the gate to ensuring its foundation is stable. One of the liver’s main jobs is to detoxify chemicals and toxins in our bodies. This is a 24-hour 7-day a week job. In order to recharge our systems, as well as show the liver some R&R, a liver detox could be the recipe it’s been asking for.

Top 5 Benefits of Detoxing!

We’ve all heard of detoxing and have a basic understanding of what it entails; the elimination or restriction of certain foods with the replacement of more nutrient dense foods, which usually includes a variety of fruits and vegetables. Detoxing, when done right, can have a significant impact on our physical systems and lead the charge in a host of other benefits that can help re energize our bodies and help set a new foundation for us to carry with us at its conclusion. Here are five potential benefits of detoxing, when done right:

Increase in energy

Improvement in mental clarity & overall brain function

Improved sleep

Awareness of potential food sensitivities

Catalyst for lifestyle change

Energy: The Fatigue Zapper

Energy is one of the most primal functions of the human body. We either have it or we don’t, and it’s usually easy to take notice of which side of the scale is more often apart of our daily experience. Constant fatigue prevents us from fully showing up in the world. A detox of energy dense foods such as processed snacks like cookies and cakes, fried products, French fries, and denser, hard to digest proteins, like animal meat, helps to jumpstart metabolism and increase energy.

Brain Power

A mind is a terrible thing to waste. Wouldn’t it be best to take care of the CPU of our bodies? During a detox, a significant portion of the energy we spend on digestion is redirected to the brain. This offers distinctive advantages of significantly improved memory function, sharpness, and clarity. This allows a great opportunity for us to recalibrate our focus, revisit or initiate new goals, and use our time more efficiently.

You’re Not You When You’re Tired

More than 4 out of 10 Americans get less than seven hours of sleep. This is quite disturbing when compared to the 1940s, when close to 85% of citizens reported sleeping over seven hours each day. There’s a definite trend here, and unfortunately it’s going in the wrong direction. It is recommended that the average person needs 7-9 hours of sleep for proper regeneration of cells in the brain, essential immunity function, and for a higher sense of well being. A detox helps to restore balance within the interconnected system of bodily organs, which promotes activation of the parasympathetic or relaxation response, and helps to lead to a more peaceful sleeping state

Food Sensitivities: The Bodies Kryptonite

Our immune system and the level to which it functions are directly tied to our overall health. One can only be as strong as their immunity. White blood cells are our bodies natural armor system against foreign invaders of any kind that can be harmful to our wellbeing. While it’s much easier to discern whether or not one has a full blown food allergy, which affects more than 1 out of 13 people in the US, it’s much more unclear as to what constitutes a food sensitivity, at least from a scientific lens. A proper detox not only eliminates the eight foods that make up over 90% of allergens (eggs, milk, peanuts, tree nuts, fish, shellfish, wheat, and soy), it also promotes a better sense of mindfulness to how we feel when we reincorporate these foods back.

Real Change: It’s an Inside Job

A famous Albert Einstein quote, “insanity is doing the same thing over and over again and expecting different results,” comes to mind whenever the discussion of behavior change is brought to the forefront. It’s easy to get caught in the perpetual loop of doing the same routine, day after day after day. Some repetitive actions can be beneficial to our overall health and wellbeing, while others, when consistent to the point where they’ve become autonomous, can have adverse effects on our liveliness. A bodily detox allows for a great opportunity to bring attention to our life’s blueprint and rearrange those aspects that no longer represent our ultimate goals.

The Liver Detox Diet Plan

There are countless ways in which one can go about the detoxification process. A Google search of “How to detox” returns over 127,000,000 hits. The internet, while a priceless tool in the ability to self educate, can also be extremely daunting with the endless amount of choices at your fingertips.

If in need of a jumpstart, science based nutritional detox program, we offer a 21-day, proprietary blended kit to help those looking for a quality centered, nutrient dense alternative.

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About Brandon Bennett

Brandon Bennett is the owner of Grapefruit Wellness, a health coaching and mentoring company.

As a Certified Nutritional Psychology Coach, he works with clients on the mind-body connection; with an emphasis on the role nutrition plays in creating balance between the two. Brandon is also a one-on-one Yoga Instructor.

Prior to coaching, he worked in professional sports for close to 10 years as a Premium Sales Consultant, with his most recent team being the Dallas Cowboys.